A campus of The
California State University
Office of the Academic Senate •
S05-1
At its meeting of
POLICY
RECOMMENDATION
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ANNUAL OUTSTANDING LECTURER AWARD
Whereas: SJSU
currently has three annual awards to recognize tenured professors with one
awarded for scholarship, one for excellence in teaching effectiveness and one
for service, but does not have any award to recognize outstanding performance
and contribution of a lecturer; therefore be it
Resolved: That
the attached plan for the Outstanding Lecturer Award be implemented to
recognize a lecturer for outstanding teaching effectiveness and contribution to
SJSU, and be it further
Resolved: That
for the 2004/2005 Academic Year, nominations be sought by
Resolved: That until there are sufficient prior recipients available
to serve on the selection committee, prior recipients of the Outstanding
Professor Award be selected to serve.
Approved:
Present: Ashton,
Donoho, Greathouse, Heisch, Kassing, Lee, Lessow-Hurley, Maldonado-Colon, Nellen,
Phillips, Sigler, Van Selst
Absent: Bros,
Vote: 12-0-0
Financial Impact: Costs of a monetary award and
recognition event, to be funded by the President's Office.
Outstanding Lecturer Award
Purpose
To
recognize a lecturer for excellence in teaching effectiveness and service to
the San José State University campus community.
Guidelines
In
evaluating candidates for this award, consideration should be given to the
guidelines listed below. There is no set weighting requirement, but it is
highly recommended that the recipient have accomplishments in all three broad
guideline areas explained below. In addition, a lecturer must have been at SJSU
for at least six semesters to be eligible for this award, must not be retired,
must not have previously received this award, and must be a Unit 3 employee.
1.
Excellence in Facilitating Student Learning – which might be evidenced by:
• SOTE scores, other student evaluations, peer evaluations,
external reviews, etc.
• Teaching or providing assistance for a variety of courses.
• Teaching a course designed by them at the request of their
department or college.
• Playing a key role in the design of: curriculum, tutorials,
learning objectives, assessment procedures, lab set up or operations, or a
departmental, college or university project or initiative
• Serving as a mentor to other educational professionals.
2.
Commitment to Students – which
might be evidenced by:
• Advising students through student organizations and/or other
projects.
• Participating in student orientation and advisement activities.
• Mentoring students regarding career and graduate school
considerations.
• Engaging in service to the campus and/or profession that
benefits students.
3. Contributions Beyond Teaching – which might be evidenced by consistency
of:
• Service on university, college and/or department committees or
projects that provide a meaningful benefit to the campus.
• Service to the campus or profession that demonstrates leadership
and initiative.
• High quality scholarship, performances, or creative activities.
Nomination and
Selection Processes and Role of Senate and President
The same processes shall be followed for the
Outstanding Lecturer Award as are provided in S00-9 for other faculty awards.
In addition, the general guidelines for selection committees, as provided in
S00-9 shall apply.
The Selection Committee shall consist of three
prior recipients of the award, one student, and one administrator. All shall be
voting members of the committee. The administrator shall serve as chair of the
committee.
Form of Award
At a
minimum, the award recipient will receive a plaque, a monetary award, and
recognition at the annual faculty service recognition event and at graduation,
equivalent to the awards covered by S00-9.
ACTION BY
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT: APPROVED BY
INTERIM PRESIDENT
DON
KASSING MARCH 2, 2005